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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1880
Page
3
A patchwork of domestic guidance covers velvet care and velvet steaming, wintering flower roots in dry soil, a hair restoration oil recipe, mirror repair steps, a lattice bag sewing project, and a discussion of federal action against Mormon polygamy. The piece blends practical household tips with political commentary on enforcement and immigration.
Nunda News advertises Hop Bitters as a popular medicine for the American public. It claims the remedy builds up the body and offers good effects though it has a less pleasant taste than whisky drinks. It likens its benefit to bone set tonics of old.
A Chicago journalist's new play Two Hundred Wives gains hit status in Philadelphia and Eastern cities and is set for McVicken's Theater in Chicago. The Philadelphia North American praises its stark portrayal of Mormon practices and warns it may spur public resolve to curb the Mormon influence.
A reader from St Paul praises Hop Bitters as a cure for his wife who was chronically ill. After testing the tonic, she recovered in under two months and has stayed well for eighteen months, claiming the product is a clever humbugged remedy.
A Providence woman recalls her father bringing a molasses hogshead home as a water trough. After washing it, hundreds of neighbor bees appeared. while nearly drowned, they were revived by people turning and drying them in the sun. About a pint began, leaving roughly a dozen that survived with help.
The article echoes Dr Foote urging humane shelter for horses and cattle with clean ventilated stables to prevent illness. It notes urban horse disease rises and highlights cows provide much food for children, urging caretakers to improve dwelling conditions for livestock as for homes.
In a London tale aboard a ship, four wash basins in the ladies cabin prompt a dispute among three wives over the largest basin. The paymaster fails to decide, the Captain rules that the oldest lady should have the biggest basin, which goes unused for the voyage. A closing ad notes Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup benefits.
An analysis from the New York Times traces eight decades of apportionment to show shifting congressional strength. It notes New England and the Middle states shrinking relative influence while the West and South rise as populations expand, with a forthcoming 1882 census apportionment expected to alter South and West representation further.
A respected local druggist, FH A Schellentrager of 17 St Clair Street, extols the Hamburg Drops as a universal purifier and a reliable remedy. He notes rising demand and states the product benefits customers with marked efficacy and merit.
A French instrument, the profilograph, records ground profiles on paper as a wheeled carriage moves. A pendulum keeps a constant vertical, while the rod and pencil trace ups and downs of the terrain and a wheel marks distance traveled for complete surveying accuracy.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes speculation about Ryan as a potential top official candidate. It claims his record for fitness and safety rivals the famed German St Jacobs Oil, and says party creed would not affect the canvass. Influential citizens support the idea of this “wonderful oil.”
A fragment notes a tree species spreading westward in Texas, transforming prairie, with growing numbers over years. It mentions gradual spread and encroachment into the county, reflecting a distinctive botanical change in the region.
A patient from Easton Pa reports relief from long standing nervous spasms and kidney difficulties after using Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Tonic. The testimonial claims complete relief after three and a half bottles and urges others to try the remedy.
Chemical analysis compares flesh forming and fat forming values in potatoes mangolds sugar beets turnips carrots. Also notes ad claims for electro voltaic belts liver invigoration and various tonics. Includes school ads and boot repair promotions and fever and ague tonic pricing.
The Louisville Courier Journal recalls Gen. Garfield during a 1877 joint Senate House session. He entertained peers by drawing a country map and assigning hypothetical cabinet posts for Hayes. A Chicago Tribune contrast notes a farmer's stuffed deer prank to deter hunters after repeated trespass.
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